Animoto

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Session 1
Why use animoto......
 * Promote school events

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 * Getting a message across - informative

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 * Fun and interesting homework / class tasks for students

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 * Promote student / faculty achievements on school website or school TV

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How to use animoto...... __[|Animoto website] __

 ||  ||  || This could be either your hard drive, thumb drive or other. Hold the shift or control key to select multiple images to upload.  || ||  || ||  ||  ||   ||
 * Step 1 || Sign up using a valid email address and create a password. You can get unlimited 30 second videos for free or full length videos starting at $30 a year.
 * A 30 second clip is best with 15 - 18 pictures.
 * Step 2 || Once you are signed into your new account, click on
 * Step 3 || Then choose a style, you can preview them to decide, but I find the Original animoto good for a more professional style. The others are good for a particular theme or fun style.
 * Step 4 || Click on upload from your computer to select your images. Select the location you will upload files from.
 * Step 5 || [[image:Photos_&_Videos_selected.jpg width="564" height="387"]] ||
 * Step 6 || Once you have uploaded all your photos, you can use the functions below to enhance your video. Click on Done when you have finished.
 * Step 7 || Select the music
 * Step 8 || Select start point
 * Step 9 || Choose the pace you want your images to be displayed at then select done
 * Step 10 || Give your video a title, description and name of producer
 * Step 11 || Select Create Video and it will then produce it.
 * Step 12 || Watch your video. You can edit or remix it at any time if you want to change it. ||


 * Videos can be shared/downloaded in various forms
 * [[image:animoto_sharing.jpg width="573" height="426"]] || [[image:animoto_download_types.jpg]] ||

[|Animoto website]

Session 2
Using Animoto for a research task

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Choose a topic to create an animoto on, it could be one related to your subject area. Getting started.... 1. Use the internet or your files to find images related to your chosen topic. Aim for about 10 images to allow for text to be added to create content. 2. Right mouse click on the image you have found on the internet to save it in a suitable folder on your computer/thumb drive 3. Once you have found 10 images begin to upload these to animoto. 4. Organise your images in the correct order. 5. Add text boxes to create the content you wish to display 6. Spotlight any images you want to appear for a longer time 7. Then follow all the Animoto steps to create your video.